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Originally Posted by Deascendent
Um, what do you call it when the escorters engage the bogeys??
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not to split hairs, but air battles were called "dogfights" when the planes turned repeatedly around each other, like two dogs going after each other's throats. That's still what people usually mean when they say dogfight, after-the-pass ACM using high-g turns.
An intercept-vs-escort engagement isn't usually like that. Since the objective is the bombers on both sides, neither side can use much high-g or they'll lose contact with the objective.
The fw-190 usually tried to avoid p51's entirely, attacking from the front and extending away before they could be engaged.
"Escort/intercept" would be a great addition to patch 2.0. They could even have the bombers flown by AI. I like the dogfight mode but the slow-motion furballs of hurricanes and spitfires gets boring. Defending a bomber from another player would be a greater challenge. It might work in strike mode, but nobody ever plays it.